..Vitamin E at a dose of 2,000 IU per day has been shown to delay Alzheimer's disease (AD) progression, but recent studies have questioned the safety of this dose level and the overall efficacy of vitamin E in AD treatment...

Patterns of nonadherence to antihypertensive therapy in primary care

Larissa GrigoryanDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77098, USAJ Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 15:107-11. 2013

..Although encouraging full adherence remains important, it may be prudent to prescribe long-acting antihypertensive agents, which can compensate for the majority of dose omissions...

Apolipoprotein E polymorphism and age at onset of Alzheimer's disease in a quadriethnic sample

..The purpose of this study is to examine baseline differences and annualized cognitive and functional change scores in mild Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients with and without impaired activities of daily living (ADL)...

Spirituality and confidence to resist substance use among celebrate recovery participants

Anthony E BrownDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77098, USAJ Relig Health 52:107-13. 2013

..We conclude that spirituality may be an important explanatory variable in outcomes of a faith-based 12-step recovery program...

Survival among patients with dementia from a large multi-ethnic population

..Patient decision aids are used to promote informed decision making. This review examines the methods and findings of studies that have evaluated the impact of prostate cancer screening decision aids on patient outcomes...

Association of spirituality and sobriety during a behavioral spirituality intervention for Twelve Step (TS) recovery